Augustus en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /əˈɡʌstəs/
- (Southern-England) audio
- ô-gŭsʹtəs
- /ɔːˈɡʌstəs/
Etymology
From Latin Augustus, from augustus (“majestic, venerable”). Doublet of august and August.
Meanings
-
The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 B.C.E. – 14 C.E.); heir to Julius Caesar
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 2:1:
- A male given name from Latin, risen in popularity since the 18th century.
Deriveds
Fort Augustus · Augie · Gussie · Pax Augusta · Augusta · Augustan · Augustine · Gus · August
Synonyms
Octavius (Emperor Augustus) · Octavian (Emperor Augustus)
Translations (52)
ar أَغُسْطُس (Roman emperor) · no August (male given name) · aii ܐܵܓ݂ܘܼܣܛܘܿܣ (Roman emperor) · ht Ogis (Roman emperor) · hy Օգոստոս (Roman emperor) · ca August (male given name) · ro Augustus (Roman emperor) · ca August (Roman emperor) · et Augustus (Roman emperor) · pt Augusto (Roman emperor) · fi Augustus (Roman emperor) · de August (male given name) · bg А́вгуст (Roman emperor) · sv August (male given name) · it Augusto (Roman emperor) · lb Augustus (Roman emperor) · ru А́вгуст (Roman emperor) · grc Αὔγουστος (Roman emperor) · hu Augustus (Roman emperor) · cop ⲁⲩⲅⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ (Roman emperor) · es Augusto (male given name) · pl August (male given name) · hu Ágost (male given name) · fr Auguste (male given name) · de Augustus (male given name) · el Αύγουστος (Roman emperor) · cmn 奧古斯都 /奥古斯都 (Roman emperor) · da August (male given name) · hak 奧古斯都 /奥古斯都 (Roman emperor) · bg А́вгуст (male given name) · ja アウグストゥス (Roman emperor) · grc Σεβαστός (Roman emperor) · la Augustus (Roman emperor) · pt Augusto (male given name) · bn ঔগস্টস (Roman emperor) · de Augustus (Roman emperor) · kl Augo (male given name) · gsw Augustus (Roman emperor) · da Augustus (Roman emperor) · ja アウグスツス (Roman emperor) · ga Ágastas (Roman emperor) · fi Aukusti (male given name) · es Augusto (Roman emperor) · it Augusto (male given name) · mr ऑगस्टस (Roman emperor) · mr ऑगस्टस (male given name) · nl Augustus (Roman emperor) · lv Augusts (male given name) · yue 奧古斯都 /奥古斯都 (Roman emperor) · fo Aggusteinis (male given name) · ko 아우구스투스 (Roman emperor) · fr Auguste (Roman emperor)